Premium Type

The type of premium pay. Many options are available, including Break, Overtime, and ShiftDifferential.

For a definition of each premium type, see About premium types below.

Sequence

Enter a number to set the priority if two or more rules will overlap.

Start Time

The time of day you want to start the premium pay.

End Time

The time of day you want to end the premium pay.

Minimum Hours

The minimum number of hours the premium pay can be paid to an employee. For example, if you enter 4, an employee who works only 3 hours will receive 4 hours of premium pay.

Maximum Hours

Enter the maximum number of hours the premium pay can be paid to an employee.

For example, if you are creating a Break premium policy, you might enter 0.5 to pay for a 30-minute lunch break, but only if the employee works the number of hours in the Active After Daily Hours field.

Hours To Deduct

If setting a break premium, enter the number of hours to be deducted.

Active Before Daily Hours

Premium pay should only be active if the employee has less than this number of hours in a day.

Active Before Weekly Hours

Premium pay should only be active if the employee has less than this number of hours in a week.

Active After Daily Hours

Premium pay should only be active if the employee has more than this number of hours in a day.

Active After Weekly Hours

Premium pay should only be active if the employee has more than this number of hours in a week.

Minimum Time Worked In Rule

Enter the minimum amount of time the employee must work in the premium shift to receive the premium rate of pay.

Include Partial Punch

Select this option if employees might start their shift before the premium begins. Then, they are still eligible to receive the premium for any hours worked during the premium schedule.

Deduct Break Hours

Select this option if you do not want to pay premium pay for breaks.

Deduct Break Only After

Enter the number of hours that must be worked before a break would be deducted.

Include Paid Break

Select this option to pay the premium rate even during a paid break.

Include Meal

Select this option to pay the premium rate even during a meal break.

Cap Hours To Total Worked

Select this option to set the maximum number of premium hours to the number of hours actually worked.

Start Date

The date you want the premium policy to start.

End Date

The date you want the premium policy to end. To create a "permanent" policy, enter 12/31/2099 (or a date that is far into the future to ensure that the trigger keeps running).

Division Earning

Select an earning code from the drop-down list to define the pay rate for this premium policy.

This list is fed from the SETUP tab > Payroll > Earnings. (See How to Set up Earning Codes.)

Earning Type

Select the type of earning for this policy. In most cases, select Premium. Other options include Worked, Absence, and Meal.

This list is system generated.

Job

If the premium policy is for a specific job, select the job from the drop-down list.

For more information, see How to Create a Job.

Task

If the premium policy is for a specific task, select the task from the drop-down list.

This list is fed from the SETUP tab > Company > Tasks.

Premium type

Description

DateTimeByPair

ShiftDifferential

Used to pay a premium rate for shifts that offer extra compensation for employees who work a non-standard or less desirable shift.

HoursBased

Used to pay a premium rate based on number of hours worked.

Break

Used to pay a premium rate if an employee punches out for break, allowing you to pay for the break if certain conditions are met (such as the employee must work more than 6 hours to be paid for the break time).

Job

Used to pay a premium rate on a particular job. Jobs are defined in the SETUP tab > Company > Jobs.

Task

Used for pay on a particular job. Jobs are defined in the SETUP tab > Company > Tasks.

Overtime

Used to pay a premium rate for overtime worked.

FullDay

DateTimeByDay

ShiftDifferentialByPair

Used to pay a premium rate for shifts that offer extra compensation for employees who work a non-standard or less desirable shift.

ShiftDifferentialOnFullShift

Used to pay a premium rate for an entire shift for an employee. With this rule, you can give a bonus to an employee who comes in before the shift starts (for example, if the shift starts at 9 a.m., but they come in at 8 a.m.) and works the entire shift. If they are paid $10 an hour, but you want to pay them a premium rate of $11, they are paid this wage for the entire shift.

DateTimeByDay1

Used to pay a premium rate for shifts that include days that offer bonus pay. For example, you might pay bonus pay for hours worked on Saturdays and Sundays.

HoursDuration